Wednesday, April 29

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Atlanta Ballet announces its 2020-21 season schedule and appoints a new resident choreographer.

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The upcoming season is scheduled to span September 2020 to May 2021 and features works like Yuri Possokhov’s “Firebird” and adaptation of “The Nutcracker,” a world premiere of a work by Brazilian choreographer Juliano Nunes, Alonso King’s “Art Songs,” San Francisco dancer and choreographer Helgi Tomasson’s “Concerto Grosso,” and more

 

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The English National Ballet streams Akhram Khan's "Dust."

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After kicking things off with the colourful Frida Kahlo-inspired production ‘Broken Wings’, its second offering is a more sobering watch. From 7pm tonight, Akram Khan’s ‘Dust’, a 2014 ballet commemorating the centenary of the First World War, will be available to stream on ENB’s Facebook and YouTube channels. 

 

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 A look at the role of the ballet conductor by Sarah L. Kaufman in The Washington Post.

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These conductors also must diplomatically negotiate, with each leading performer, the musical interpretation of, say, every solo in “Swan Lake,” and then repeat the bargaining in rehearsals with the different casts scheduled throughout the company’s performances. Each dancer moves at a different natural rhythm, and has different strengths to display. If they’re lucky enough to perform with live music, dancers know that whoever holds the baton is crucial to their success.

 

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Professional dancers cut loose on TikTok.

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At this time of year, the dancer Erica Lall, a member of the corps of American Ballet Theater, would normally be preparing for eight weeks of performances at the Metropolitan Opera House. But in mid-March, as the company moved toward calling off its spring season, she found herself back in her hometown Cypress, Tex., with some extra time on her hands.